Top-tier Phenomenon Dragon Vigor Tiger Might

With herb field laborers disappearing one after another, it was basically certain that a demon had indeed infiltrated this place.

The patrol team also received the news and dispatched more personnel to search for the whereabouts of the demon.

Not long after, word came that a Rat Demon had been discovered by the patrol team and slain within the herb fields.

Upon receiving this news, Qin Dongcheng and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, allowing them to focus on their cultivation and the management of the herb fields with peace of mind.

That same evening, Qin Dongcheng arrived once again at the open space outside the bamboo hut, practicing the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist with all his might to continuously improve his cultivation realm.

He soon became fully immersed in the practice, losing track of his surroundings.

It was not until a piercing sound cut through the air that Qin Dongcheng was jolted back to reality.

"Mount Tai Pressing Down!"

At this life-or-death moment, Qin Dongcheng pushed his Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist to its absolute limit, striking back faster than the threat to meet the black shadow lunging at him.

This shadow was over a meter long and sported long white whiskers; at a glance, it looked like a tiny old man. It was a Rat Demon, one of the most common demons found in Luo Cloud Prefecture.

This Rat Demon was only Level 1, yet it was comparable to a Martial Artist in the late stage of the Body Phase. Coupled with its extreme speed and tough, defensive fur, most Martial Artists in the Body Phase were no match for it.

"Bang..."

However, it was no match for Qin Dongcheng, who had mastered the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist and reached the perfection of the Body Phase.

He threw a punch that landed heavily on the Rat Demon's head, shattering its skull instantly. It died on the spot without even a whimper.

It was fortunate that Qin Dongcheng reacted in time; had he been a moment slower, he likely would have been pounced upon by the Rat Demon, and even if he hadn't died, he would have suffered grievous injuries.

"You have practiced the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist once. Congratulations on triggering an 800-fold critical strike. You have received 800 times the rewards!"

There is great terror between life and death, and naturally, there is also great fortune.

What Qin Dongcheng had not expected was that this act would trigger an 800-fold critical strike. Given that his original gains were already astonishing, the addition of an 800-fold multiplier resulted in rewards beyond imagination.

Even years of bitter cultivation would likely not yield such staggering results.

His blood energy surged wildly, and his physical fitness grew rapidly; in just a few minutes, he had reached the perfection of the Body Phase.

As his cultivation soared, the Mount Tai Body Strengthening Fist also broke through from mastery to the realm of perfection. Perhaps because the harvest was so immense, it triggered a special state.

On the surface of Qin Dongcheng's body, layers of blood energy rose faintly, swirling around his entire frame and releasing a terrifying aura.

Looking closely, this blood energy had formed the image of a dragon and a tiger, coiling around his body and causing his physical fitness to skyrocket once more.

Body Strengthening Phenomenon!

Dragon Vigor Tiger Might!

The harvest between life and death was even greater than imagined, not to mention the massive benefits brought by the 800-fold critical strike.

Under the influence of this phenomenon, Qin Dongcheng's energy increased tenfold, and his strength doubled. Such a terrifying boost far exceeded that of ordinary phenomena.

If he was not mistaken, this phenomenon ranked at the peak even among the many Body Strengthening phenomena, and could be called a top-tier phenomenon.

Phenomena are divided into levels: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-tier, with the highest level being the top-tier.

Since Dragon Vigor Tiger Might increased his energy tenfold and doubled his strength, it naturally qualified as a top-tier phenomenon for the Body Phase.

He, who could originally only fight for about half an hour, could now fight for several hours under the influence of Dragon Vigor Tiger Might.

His strength also surged from over 900 kilograms to more than 1,800 kilograms.

Furthermore, his combat experience and techniques reached an astonishing level. With all these factors combined, few Martial Artists in the Skin Phase could be his match.

Qin Dongcheng could even hold his own against ordinary Martial Artists in the Flesh Phase.

But the harvest this time did not stop there.

When his cultivation reached the perfection of the Body Phase and he awakened a top-tier Body Strengthening phenomenon, the critical strike rewards were not yet finished; they continued to pour in endlessly.

Too busy to think, he saw that his blood energy had boiled to the extreme and was frantically permeating every part of his body.

The method for the Diamond Skin Refining Fist surfaced in Qin Dongcheng's mind. He controlled this surge of blood energy, directing it to seep into his skin membranes.

It was as if everything fell into place naturally; encountering almost no resistance, the blood energy seeped into his skin membranes, beginning to continuously temper and enhance them.

This meant that Qin Dongcheng's cultivation had broken through the boundaries of the Body Phase and stepped into a new level.

Skin Phase!

His physical capacity surged once again as strands of blood energy, like silk threads, continuously permeated his skin membranes, tempering and elevating them.

Blood energy like silk, permeating the skin!

This was the hallmark of entering the Skin Phase. With every movement, he possessed over 1,000 kilograms of force, and once he activated the Dragon Vigor Tiger Might phenomenon, his strength could double to over 2,000 kilograms.

An ordinary Martial Artist in the Flesh Phase only possessed about 2,000 kilograms of force in a single punch. Qin Dongcheng, having just stepped into the Skin Phase, already possessed over 2,000 kilograms of force.

Moreover, his energy and stamina were ten times that of his peers; if it came to a war of attrition, even Martial Artists in the Flesh Phase would not be his match.

Blood-Replenishing Pills were swallowed one after another, and he gnawed through several stalks of ginseng over ten years old. This improvement was truly massive, causing Qin Dongcheng's overall strength to soar several times over.

He had broken through the bottleneck and ascended to the Skin Phase, the second realm of martial arts.

A Martial Artist at this level, if traveling the world, would be qualified to be called a second-rate expert, easily able to dominate a village or town and live as a wealthy man.

You could compare him to the wealthy figures in the villages and towns of his past life, those with a net worth of several million; while they hadn't achieved true financial freedom, they could still live exceptionally comfortable lives.

Among the many laborers in the Herb Field, he was a rare existence; even among the stewards, there were few who had cultivated to the Skin Phase.

By the time all the critical hit rewards were collected, Qin Dongcheng's cultivation had stabilized at the Skin Phase, and he had taken a step forward, moving significantly closer to the mid-stage of the Skin Phase.

In terms of combat experience, combat techniques, and the like, not to mention those in the Skin Phase, even among those in the Flesh Phase, there were few who could compare to him.

An eight-hundred-fold critical hit return was equivalent to Qin Dongcheng having experienced eight hundred life-and-death battles; one can only imagine how much his combat experience and techniques had improved.

In the first few realms of the martial path, how many people could survive eight hundred life-and-death struggles without dying? Most would find it remarkable just to survive a few such encounters.